forsworn forswearer • forswornness · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · forsworn · · Text Latin · · Script 8 · · Length Definitions · · · (verb) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure. Synonyms: abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile. Examples: "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion." "She abjured her beliefs." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · abjure · · Synonym 1 recant · · Synonym 2 forswear · · Synonym 3 retract · · Synonym 4 resile · · Synonym 5 Characters · · f latin small letter f U+0066 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 w latin small letter w U+0077